Hospitality Networking Exchange – Hampshire: Sustainable Hospitality – from Cleaning to Food Waste, 20 Oct

Date of Event
Date(s) - 20/10/2026
7:30 am - 10:00 am

Location of Event
God’s House Tower Town Quay Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2NY United Kingdom

Join Us at the Hospitality Networking Exchange – Hampshire  Breakfast Meet up Session

• Where:     God’s House Tower, SO14 2NY
• When:      Tuesday 20 October 2026
• Time:        7:30 AM – 9:45 AM
• Cost:         FREE

Includes light breakfast

Free Networking:  09:45 – 10:00

We’re delighted to invite you to the next Hospitality Networking Exchange – Hampshire, bringing together members of the food sectors including  hospitality, catering and food-service professionals, suppliers and service providers from across Hampshire and the surrounding area.

This session will focus on a subject affecting every part of our industry! Reducing the carbon footprint when managing cleaning, and food waste.  Sustainability and the changing requirements around packaging and recycling is key in our current climate .

Alongside practical presentations, case studies & panel session, there will be plenty of opportunity to network, exchange ideas and discover solutions that could help your organisation reduce waste, improve efficiency and prepare for future changes.

Our Theme: Practical solutions for food waste, plastics, cleaning and resource efficiency

Wastage across your business is no longer simply an environmental issue. It affects operating costs, compliance, purchasing, menu planning, waste collections, staff practices and an organisation’s wider sustainability commitments.

Our speakers will explore what businesses and public-sector organisations are already doing, practical solutions available to the hospitality industry and some of the regulatory changes businesses need to start preparing for.

Key Outcomes

By the end of this session, you will:

• Reduce food waste and costs
• Improve cleaning and resource efficiency
• Understand plastics and packaging changes
• Prepare for the Deposit Return Scheme
• Discover practical sustainable solutions
• Share best practice and ideas

Speakers

How is the NHS tackling Food Waste – Phil Shelley NHS England

We are delighted to welcome Philip Shelley, who will share insight into how food waste is being addressed across the NHS.

With food being produced and served at significant scale across healthcare, reducing waste requires collaboration across procurement, catering, clinical teams and operational services.

Philip will look at some of the work taking place within the NHS, the challenges faced when managing food waste in complex organisations and the lessons that hospitality and food-service businesses can take from this approach.

Navigating the UKs circular economy

David Gudgeon is the Head of External Affairs, leading strategic engagement across government, industry, and key stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and drive meaningful policy outcomes. With a career rooted in effective advocacy and relationship‑building, David brings a clear focus on connecting organisational priorities with the wider environmental and regulatory landscape.

He works closely with partners to shape discussions on resource efficiency and circular economy solutions, ensuring evidence-based decision making remains at the forefront. David is committed to championing practical, forward‑thinking approaches that support both innovation and long-term sustainability across the hospitality sector

Are you prepared for the next wave of changes to waste management, plastics and packaging?

With new environmental regulations on the horizon, food and hospitality businesses need to understand not only what’s changing, but how these developments could affect their day-to-day operations.

Drawing on his extensive experience in environmental policy, resource efficiency and the circular economy, David Gudgeon from Reconomy will share valuable industry insights into the challenges, opportunities and practical steps businesses can take towards a more sustainable future.

A key focus will be the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), scheduled to launch on 1 October 2027, and what this could mean for hospitality operators, retailers and drinks suppliers.

David will explore:

• Waste management and plastics – changing requirements and opportunities to reduce waste.
• Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) – which drinks containers are covered and how the scheme will work.
• Business implications – deposits, on-site consumption versus takeaway sales, and collection and storage considerations.
• Preparing for change – practical steps businesses can start considering now.

From Kitchen Waste to Resource – Cameron Morshead Sous Chef – Heckfield Place

Cameron Morshead is part of the senior kitchen team at Heckfield Place, where he has worked for almost eight years. Food waste is considered across menu planning, events and day-to-day operations, with Cameron supporting staff training and communication between departments. Practical approaches include using coffee grounds for coffee liqueur, artichoke leaves for bitters and fruit peel for infusions, as well as preserving seasonal gluts through pickling, fermenting and condiments. Surplus event food can also be redirected to the staff canteen where appropriate.

Food waste is separated according to how it can be managed, with raw food waste going to the farm for composting and suitable cooked food waste processed on site before being incorporated into the composting process. Used cooking oil is also converted into biodiesel to power farm equipment. Cameron’s case study will demonstrate how planning, training, communication and creative thinking can help hospitality businesses prevent waste and find practical uses for unavoidable food waste.

Who should attend:

Sustainability teams, estates managers, catering managers, procurement teams, food service providers, hospitality businesses, NHS trusts, colleges, universities, and local authorities seeking practical solutions to reduce food waste and achieve environmental targets

Sponsors

A Unique Southampton Venue – God’s House Tower

We are delighted that God’s House Tower is supporting this event by providing the venue and refreshments.  Located in the heart of Southampton’s historic Old Town, God’s House Tower is an award-winning arts and heritage venue with a remarkable history stretching back more than 800 years.

The oldest part of the building, originally known as God’s House Gate, dates from 1189 and provided access to the quay. Following the French raid on Southampton in 1338 and the strengthening of the town’s defences, the tower was constructed around 1400 and became an important defensive position overlooking Southampton Water. To find out more click here

Thank you to the team at God’s House Tower for supporting the local hospitality community and making this event possible.

Girbau UK

Thank you to Girbau UK and Nicola Saxon, Area Sales Manager, for supporting the event.

Girbau provides commercial and industrial laundry solutions across sectors including hospitality, healthcare and education. Its solutions focus on improving operational efficiency while reducing the consumption of resources including water and energy.

For hospitality businesses facing increasing operating costs and sustainability targets, laundry is another important area where improved equipment and processes can contribute towards both financial and environmental savings.

The Plastic Solution

Thank you to The Plastic Solution and Chris Tapp for supporting this event.

The Plastic Solution will also contribute to our discussion around plastics, The Plastic Solution removes single use plastic containers from your commercial cleaning chemical supply chain. We want to change how we design, use, and reuse plastics. We cannot simply recycle or reduce our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.

The Plastic Solution distributes UK manufactured, environmental Ecolabel licensed cleaning products that deliver significant ‘cost in use’ savings across all cleaning product applications.

Why Attend?

This event is part of a collaborative initiative led by South Hampshire College Group, Food Allergy Aware and TLC Hospitality, bringing together forward-thinking hospitality, catering, food-related businesses, suppliers and service providers.

It’s your opportunity to:

• Grow your hospitality network across Hampshire
• Meet new suppliers and industry contacts
• Build collaborations and future partnerships
• Share experiences with like-minded professionals

Our Goals

The Hospitality Networking Exchange was created to provide a supportive local forum where food sector business including hospitality, suppliers, service providers, compliance and education can connect, collaborate and share knowledge.

Our aim is to build a stronger hospitality and food-sector community across Hampshire where businesses can refer and support one another, share expertise and best practice, develop relationships with education providers and help promote the wide variety of career opportunities available within hospitality and the wider food industry.

Our previous events have brought together professionals from hotels, catering, education, food safety, technology, training, manufacturing and specialist service providers.

We are open to suggestions for future topics please get in touch – Consultancy@fatc.co.uk

Keep Informed

We have created a dedicated Hospitality Networking Exchange LinkedIn Group to continue conversations between events.

The group provides an opportunity to:

• Connect with people you meet at HNE events
• Share industry news and useful resources
• Promote relevant local initiatives
• Ask questions and exchange ideas
• Support other Hampshire hospitality and food businesses

Please join the group and invite colleagues who may benefit from being part of the network. Link

Reserve your Spot Today 

Attendance is FREE, but places are limited to 40.

Let’s connect, collaborate, and grow the hospitality sector together across Hampshire!

We will send final details out 5 working days prior.

Parking – Gloucester Square Car park SO14 2GH – 5 mins walk, off street parking  Orchard Place Pay at meter

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